Female name
Brittany
1,761 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1999. Expression number: 1.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne. See Britannia for more. Doublet of Britain and Britannia.From Wiktionary, entry “Brittany”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1999: 510 births. 1,761 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. It is still given: 21 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1989: 38,008 births. 361,751 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 3rd among girls' names in 1989. It really came into use around 1968. It is still given: 1,565 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1,985 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 826 | 1980–2025 | — |
| France | 655 | 1900–2025 | — |
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
2 + 9 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 7 = 37 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
9 + 1 + 7 = 17 → 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
2 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 5 = 20 → 2
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.